Given name & surname
Brooklyn
“from the running stream”
Brooklyn is a variant of Brook. One English interpretation is “from the running stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brooklyn is a variant of Brook. One English interpretation is “from the running stream.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brooklyn is a variant of Brook. An origin associated with Brook is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brooklyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 127,055
- 1,858 boys · 125,197 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 7,257 babies
- 2025
- 2,337
- #118 for girls · #3,192 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,300 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 118 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7,178 in 2011. It also appeared in 37 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (206). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 96,523 as a first name in 2020; 142 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brooklyn’s family of names
Brooklyn has a related form in Brook. In English usage, Brooklyn has a related form in Brooklynn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Brooklyn
- Brooklyn DeckerAmerican model and actressborn 1987
- Brooklyn BeckhamEnglish model and photographerborn 1999
- Brooklynn ProulxCanadian child actressborn 1999
- Brooklyn SudanoAmerican actorborn 1981
- Brooklyn RainesLiberian-American soccer playerborn 2005
- Brooklyn McDougallCanadian long track speed skaterborn 1998
- Brooklyn EzehGerman-Nigerian association football playerborn 2001
- Brooklyn MoorsCanadian artistic gymnastborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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